lotwtrout1
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Hello - first post here.
I'm working on this outboard and really at a roadblock. Initially, I pulled the carb to give it a cleaning and found there was some "goop" in the bowl. not the green varnish type stuff but almost like a jelly. gave the carb a thorough cleaning and installed a new gasket set. Could not get the engine to start - not even a sputter.
Found out there was water in the tank... like a lot of water! I removed the hose and pumped out the fuel from the lines and flushed with fresh good fuel.
Still would not start.
I removed and recleaned the carb about 6 times and I'm sure every passage is clear. the plunger in the bowl shoots fluid up the bowl passage when depressing with a screwdriver. the main nozzle and jet set are clean (can see light through all the tiny holes). removed the idle mixture screw and cleaned through there. all other passages on the main body. and still will not fire up.
I did get it to run by cheating and covering about 3/4 of the carb throat with a rag and it would run about 1/4 throttle that way but as soon as the rag is moved it dies.
So is this carb still plugged up somewhere? is it possible that the carb is cracked internally from sitting over a cold Canadian winter with water in it? is it actually deeper than all this and a vacuum issue where it doesn't have enough vacuum draw to pull fuel through the carb?
all thoughts would be appreciated as I'm at a loss right now.
I'm working on this outboard and really at a roadblock. Initially, I pulled the carb to give it a cleaning and found there was some "goop" in the bowl. not the green varnish type stuff but almost like a jelly. gave the carb a thorough cleaning and installed a new gasket set. Could not get the engine to start - not even a sputter.
Found out there was water in the tank... like a lot of water! I removed the hose and pumped out the fuel from the lines and flushed with fresh good fuel.
Still would not start.
I removed and recleaned the carb about 6 times and I'm sure every passage is clear. the plunger in the bowl shoots fluid up the bowl passage when depressing with a screwdriver. the main nozzle and jet set are clean (can see light through all the tiny holes). removed the idle mixture screw and cleaned through there. all other passages on the main body. and still will not fire up.
I did get it to run by cheating and covering about 3/4 of the carb throat with a rag and it would run about 1/4 throttle that way but as soon as the rag is moved it dies.
So is this carb still plugged up somewhere? is it possible that the carb is cracked internally from sitting over a cold Canadian winter with water in it? is it actually deeper than all this and a vacuum issue where it doesn't have enough vacuum draw to pull fuel through the carb?
all thoughts would be appreciated as I'm at a loss right now.